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1749-1751 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Will Book S, Part 2 [Antient Press]; Page 77
IN THE NAME OF GOD, Amen, I WILLOUGHBY HARRISON of Westmorland County being sich and weak of body tho in perfect sence and memory thanks be to God for the same, and calling to mind the uncertainty of this life thought fitt to make this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form as followeth, First being sorry for all my sins most humbly praying to Almighty God for forgiveness of ye same, I committ my Sole to God my heavenly Father hopeing by the merits of my blessed Saviour and Redeemer, Jesus Christ, to receive it again at the last day of my rezerection and my body to ye Earth to be buryed at ye discetion of my Executors hereafter mentioned;
Item. I give and bequeath to my Eldest Son, SAMUEL HARRISON, the Plantation I now live on wth: all ye land belonging to it, it being the land I bought of JOHN RUST, to him & to his heirs for ever; And if my Son, SAMUEL HARRISON, should dey without heir of his body, then the said Land to descend to my Son, JOSHWAY HARRISON& his heirs for ever, and for ye want of such heirs to descend to my Son, DANL: HARRISON, & his heirs for ever; And for the want of such heirs to descend to my Dafter, DARCAS HARRISON, & her heirs for ever;
Item. I give to my Son, SAMUEL HARRISON, the feather bed he usly lyes on and one iron pott and a Cow and Calf;
Item. I give to my Son, DANL: HARRISON, my Old Plantation, it being the land my Father gave me to him & his heirs for ever, and if this my Son, DANL. HARRISON should dey without heirs of his body, I give ye said land to my Son, JOSHWAY HARRISON, and his heirs for ever, and if my two Sons, DANL. and JOSHWAY HARRISON should dey without heirs of their bodys, then ye said Land to descend to my Son, SAML. HARRISON, & his heirs for ever; and for ye want of such heirs then to descend to my Dafter, DARCEAS HARRISON, and her heirs for ever;
Item. I give to my Son, DANL. HARRISON, the feather bead he usly lies on and the Horse called Toppin, and one iron pott and frying pan and my Horse Colt caled Jack.
Item. I give to my Son, JASHWAY HARRISON, my Still and all its furniture & a young Horse called Fox & my Gun and Sword & all my waring apparel and ye best bed and furniture I have in my house & all my Coopers Tools;
Item. I give to my Dafter, DARCAS HARRISON, my young Horse Colt called Sesen, and a feather bed she usly lyes on & my largest Pewter Dish & Warming Pan and a small Trunk.
item. I give to my Dafter, ELIZABETH BALEY, one Cow.
Item. My Will and desier is that my Son, WILLOUGHBY HARRISON, keep & enjoy what I have already given him without interruption, it being what I intended for his part as a Legacy until the residue be divided and then to have eaqull part with his Brothers & Sisters of ye remainder;
Item. Further my will and desire is that the Crop of tobacco now in my House be equally divided between my Sons, SAMUEL HARRISON, DANL. HARRISON, JASHWAY HARRISON and my Dafter, DARCAS HARRISON, my Corn and Meat not to bee appraised.
Item. I give all my goods and chattles that I have not all ready given away after my just debts and funerell charges is paid to be eaqule divided between my four Sons and two Dafters, vizt., SAMUEL HARRISON, WILLOUGHBY HARRISON, DANIEL HARRISON, JASHAWAY HARRISON, ELIZA: BALEY and DARCAS HARRISON.
Item. I also appoint my two Sons, SAML. HARRISON & DANL. HARRISON Executors of this my Last Will and Testament, revoking all other Wills before made by me. In Witness whareof I have set my hand and seale this 12th day of Janery
1749/50
Signed Sealed and Delivered in presence of us
GEORGE LAMKIN, WILLOUGHBY HARRISON
MICHAEL GILBERD,
THOMAS WILLIAMS, MICHAEL his mark ROLOND
Westmorland Sct. At a Court held for the said County the 27th day of March Anno Dom: 1750 This Last Will and Testamt. of WILLOUGHBY HARRISON, deced., being presented into Court by SAML. HARRISON & DANL. HARRISON, his Executors who made Oath thereto as the Law directs, & being also duely proved by the Oaths of GEORGE LAMKIN, THOMAS WILLIAMS and MICHAEL ROLAND, three of the witnesses thereto, is admitted to Record. An on the mocon of the sd. Exors. and their performing what the Law in such cases requires, Certificate is granted them for obtaining a Probate thereof in due form
Test GEORGE LEE, C. C. W.
Recorded the 28th day of March 1750, per G. L., C. C. W.
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1654-1800 Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills [Augusta B. Fothergill]; Page 127
HARRISON, WILLOUGHBY, 12 Jan. 1749-50; 27 March 1750.
Eldest son Samuel land; son Joshua still; son Daniel land; Dorcas Harrison 1 feather bed and horse; dau. Elizabeth Baley 1 cow; son Willoughby estate already in his possession.
hook up daughter
Children of UNKNOWN UNKOWN and Willoughby HARRISON are:1. i. Samuel HARRISON died Aft 1750.
ii. Elizabeth HARRISON died Aft 1750. She married Stephen BAILEY, son of John BAILEY and Elizabeth WALKER. He died Bet 1750 and 1753 in Westmoreland Co,VA.
iii. Joshua HARRISON died Aft 1750.
iv. Daniel HARRISON died Aft 1750.
v. Dorcas HARRISON died Aft 1750.
vi. Willoughby HARRISON died Aft 1750.
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1654-1800 Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills [Augusta B. Fothergill]; Page 51
HARRISON, GEORGE, 2 October 1713; 10 December 1713.
Sons Thomas, George, John, William, James, Peter, and Willoughby Harrison all my lands and personal property.
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Name: Jo Anne Mackby
Email: jamackby@qx dot net
Note: dau. Agnes Clement[s] d. bet 1724 and 1727. Living 7 Jun 1724 when she and her husband conveyed land to Willoughby Harrison and Edward Walker [Westmoreland Co. Deeds & Wills. Vol. 8, Page 60] m. bef. 29 Aug 1717 John Rust (c.1686-1727). Issue: 4
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1718-1721 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 7 [Antient Press]; Page 53
Westmoreland County Court 27th day of May 1719.
Ordered that the Sheriff of this County do summon GEORGE WALKER, EDMUND WALKER, RACHELL WALKER, WILLO. HARRISON & ALICE HARRISON to be and appear at the next Court to be held for the said County to answer the Petieon of THOMAS WALKER & MARY his wife on of the daughters of THOMAS WALKER Wheelright, decd.
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1720-1722 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 7, [Craig M. Kilby]; Page 176-179
16 August 1722. Deed. James Harrison of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County to William Harrison of Westmoreland County. For 4,000 lbs. of tobacco. 350 acres of land in Cople Parish formerly belonging to George Harrison, "late dec'd of this county" by a deed dated 8 June 1691. Beginning at a marked hickory standing on the line and so along the said line upon the land of Mr. John Crump and Capt. John Cralley Gent. and so along the land of William Harrison and so along the land of George Harrison and thence along the land of Willoughby Harrison to the beginning. Signed by signature. Witnesses: /s/ Peter Harrison, /x/ Morgan Jackson, /s/ James Harrison. Acknowledged 27 March 1723. Recorded 5 April 1723.
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1723-1726 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Will Book 8, Part 1 [Antient Press]; Page 21-22
THIS INDENTURE made this thirteenth day of June Anne Domini one thousand seven hundred twenty & four Between JOHN RUST and AGNES his Wife of Cople Parish in Westmoreland County of one part and WILLOUGHBY HARRISON & EDMUND WALKER of the aforesaid Parish & County of the other part; Witnesseth that JOHN RUST & AGNES his Wife in consideracon of the sum of five thousand pounds of tobacco to JOHN RUST & AGNES his Wife in hand paid or good security that the same shall be paid by WILLOUGHBY HARRISON and EDMUND WALKER, the receipt whereof JOHN RUST & AGNES his Wife do hereby acknowledge, by these presents do bargain and sell unto WILLOUGHBY HARRISON and EDMUND WALKER all that parcel! of land containing One hundred and twenty acres be the same more or less withal! the appurtenances profitts & comodities to the land belonging, all which parcel of land is scituate upon the Branches of YEOCOMOCO RIVER in Cople Parish in the County aforesaid and bounded, Begining at a small Spanish Oak in the line of GEORGE LAMKIN, standing on the South West side of a Branch that falls into the Main Swamp called the WHITE MARSH, and runing along the sd. Branch its several meanders & watery courses along the land of Mr JEREMIAH RUST to the sd. Main Swamp. from thence up the said Swamp its several meanders and watery courses to the aforesaid line of sd. LAMKIN, from thence along the line of sd LAMKIN to the place it began: one hundred acres part thereof was purchased by JOHN RUST of BENJAMIN RUST by Deed bearing date the 28th of November 1721: the residue part of a tract of land formerly purchased by Mr. SAMUEL RUST & Mr. JOHN CLEMENT, deced, and became the said JOHN RUSTs in the right of AGNES his Wife, party to these presents: one of the Daughters & coheires of sd, CLEMENT, which said Land is part of a Patent formerly granted unto one FRANCIS CLAY; To have and to hold the parcel' of land and premises with appurtenances unto WILLOUGHBY HARRISON & EDMUND WALKER their heires freed and clearly acquitted from all incumbrances: In Witness whereof the parties first above named have hereunto sett their hands & seales the day & year first above written.
Signed Sealed & delivered in the presence of
GEO: BRUCE. JOHN RUST
THOMAS SHORT. JAMES THOMAS AGNES RUST
Westmoreland ss. At a Court held for the sd. County the 24th day of June 1724 JOHN RUST & AGNES his Wife (she being first privately examined according to Law) personally acknowledged this Deed of Sale of Land by them passed to WILLOUGHBY
HARRISON & EDMUND WALKER together with the Livery of Seizin thereon endorsed to be their proper act & deed which at the instance of the said HARRISON & WALKER is admitted to Record
Test THO: SORRELL, Cll
Recordat 4th July 1724
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I JOHN RUST of Cople Parish in the County of Westmoreland do owe & stand indebted & am by these presents firmly bounden & obliged unto WILLOUGHBY HARRISON & EDMUND WALKER their heires in the full sum of ten thousand pounds of good lawfull tobacco & cask, to the payment whereof well & truely to be made I bind myself my heires firmly by these presents; Wittness my hand & seal this 13th of June 1724
THE CONDICON of the above obligacon is such that whereas the above bounden JOHN RUST & AGNES his Wife have sold & made over unto WILLOUGHBY HARRISON & EDMUND WALKER one tract or seat of land containing One hundred and twenty acres be the same more or less by Indenture of bargain and sale; Now it is that if the One hundred and twenty acres be the same more or less should at any time hereafter be taken by any older Patent or to a loss by any meanes that WILLOUGHBY HARRISON and EDMUND WALKER their heires should be put out of possession, and JOHN RUST his heirs shall forthwith pay WILLOUGHBY HARRISON and EDMUND WALKER their heires five thousand pounds of tobacco, that then this obligacon to be void and of none effect, otherwise to stand & remain in full force power & vertue
Signed sealed & delivered in presence of AGNES his Wife
GEO; BRUCE, JOHN RUST
JAMES THOMAS
Westmoreland ss. At a Court held for the sd. County the 24th day of June 1724
JOHN RUST personally acknowledged this Bond by him passed to WILLOUGHBY HARRISON and EDMUND WALKER to be his proper act and deed which at their instance is admitted to Record
Test THO: SORRELL, Cl
Recordat 4th July 1724
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1723-1726 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Will Book 8, Part 1 [Antient Press]; Page 22
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that we WILLOUGHBY HARRISON & EDMUND WALKER of Cople Parish & County of Westmoreland who stand seized in their demesme of land undivided purchased of one JOHN RUST & AGNES his Wife by Deed bearing date thirteenth day of June Anno Dmi 1724. being & containing One hundred sixty one cares one rood & thirty six perches. It is now to the end a proportional division be had & made between the said parties of & in the land & premisses. It is covenanted & agreed by & between the sd. parties to these presents; First the said WILLOUGHBY is to begin at a marked Maple standing on the a Run called LONG BRANCH & to extend from thence along a line of marked trees North two degrees & thirty minutes West to a small red Oak saplin in the line that divides this land & the land of GEORGE LAMKIN, & the said WILLOUGHBY to have the Westermost part of the said tract for his part, & the said EDMUND WALKER nor his heires shall not from henceforth claim nor demand any right to the possession or to the same or any part thereof but that the said EDMUND & his heires shall at all times hereafter from all accons titles & demands thereto be utterly excluded & for ever debarred by these presents: And EDMUND WALKER to have the East side of the sd. line for his part & WILLOUGHBY HARRISON nor his heires shall not from henceforth claim any right to the possession in the same: In Wittness whereof we have hereunto sett our hands & seals this 23th day
of June Anno Dmi. 1724,
RICHARD SUTTON WILLOUGHBY HARRISON
ANTHONY MORGAN EDMUND WALKER
E WINGFIELD
Westmoreland ss. At a Court held for the sd. County the 24th day of June 1724 This Division of Land between WILLOUGHBY HARRISON & EDMUND WALKER at their instance is admitted to Record and entered thereon the 4th day of July 1724
Test THO: SORRELL, Cl
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Abt 1698 - 1750 (~ 52 years)